| Affected Part |
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Summary |
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Taxon |
Vernacular |
Classification |
References |
Darwin Classification of Active Taxon |
Active Taxon |
Active Vernacular |
Active Taxon Uncertain |
Active State |
Active Part |
Active Stage |
Relationship |
Relationship Uncertain |
Relationship Geography |
Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon |
Passive Taxon |
Passive Vernacular |
Passive Taxon Uncertain |
Passive State |
Passive Part |
Passive Stage |
Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon |
Indoors etc |
Season |
Summary |
|
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may have adult |
 |
|
Cryptocephalus frontalis |
a leaf beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus frontalis/ | Cryptocephalus frontalis | a leaf beetle | | | | adult |
Plant / resting place / on | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | | | |
| (5-8) | adult may be found on |
|
|
may be infected and damaged by |
 |
 |
Armillaria |
honey fungi |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/ | Armillaria | honey fungi | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | | | |
| | infects and damages |
|
|
is associate of fruitbody |
|
|
Pholiota alnicola var alnicola |
Alder Scalycap |
Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota alnicola var. alnicola/ | Pholiota alnicola var. alnicola | alder scalycap | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | | | |
| | fruitbody is associated with |
| (amphigenous) |
|
amphigenous cleistothecium is parasitised by live leaf |
|
|
Erysiphe ornata var europaea |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe ornata var. europaea/ | Erysiphe ornata var. europaea | a powdery mildew | | live | leaf | |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | amphigenous | | cleistothecium | |
| | live leaf parasitises amphigenous cleistothecium |
| (sparse) |
|
sparse conidial anamorph is parasitised by live leaf |
|
|
Erysiphe ornata var europaea |
a powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe ornata var. europaea/ | Erysiphe ornata var. europaea | a powdery mildew | | live | leaf | |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | sparse | | conidial anamorph | |
| | live leaf parasitises sparse conidial anamorph |
| bark (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed bark is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Leptosporomyces fuscostratus |
a resupinate basidiomycete |
Atheliales: Atheliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Leptosporomyces fuscostratus/ | Leptosporomyces fuscostratus | a resupinate basidiomycete | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead, fallen, decayed | bark | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed bark |
| branch (dead, attached) |
|
dead, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody |
 |
|
Peniophora polygonia |
a resupinate fungus |
Russulales: Peniophoraceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora polygonia/ | Peniophora polygonia | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead, attached | branch | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch |
| cambium |
|
cambium of especially weakened or moribund may contain larva |
|
|
Scolytus ratzeburgii |
Birch Bark Beetle |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Ophiostoma denticiliatum sp. nov. and other Ophiostoma species associated with the birch bark beetle in southern Norway, Linnakoski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Solheim, H. & Wingfield, M.J., 2009
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Scolytus ratzeburgii/ | Scolytus ratzeburgii | birch bark beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | cambium | especially weakened or moribund | |
| | larva feeds within cambium of especially weakened or moribund |
| catkin (fallen) |
|
fallen catkin is grazed by mobile cased larva |
 |
|
Cryptocephalus coryli |
Hazel Pot Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus coryli/ | Cryptocephalus coryli | hazel pot beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / mobile cased feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | fallen | catkin | | |
Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced | | larva grazes in mobile case on fallen catkin |
| fruit pedicel |
|
fruit pedicel is galled by larva |
|
|
Semudobia skuhravae |
a gall midge |
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae |
Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia skuhravae/ | Semudobia skuhravae | a gall midge | | | | larva |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | fruit pedicel | | Minor |
| | larva causes gall of fruit pedicel |
| fruit (live, wingless or with reduced wings) |
|
live, wingless or with reduced wings fruit is galled by larva |
|
|
Semudobia tarda |
a gall midge |
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae |
Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/ | Semudobia tarda | a gall midge | | | | larva |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live, wingless or with reduced wings | fruit | | Minor |
| | larva causes gall of live, wingless or with reduced wings fruit |
| fruit (reduced-winged) |
|
reduced-winged fruit is galled by larva |
 |
|
Semudobia betulae |
a gall midge |
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae |
Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/ | Semudobia betulae | a gall midge | | | | larva |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | reduced-winged | fruit | | Major |
| (-6(7) | larva causes gall of reduced-winged fruit |
| leaf |
|
leaf of esp. coppiced is foodplant of adult |
|
|
Cryptocephalus coryli |
Hazel Pot Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus coryli/ | Cryptocephalus coryli | hazel pot beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | leaf | esp. coppiced | |
| (early 4-)5-6(-12) | adult feeds on leaf of esp. coppiced |
| leaf |
|
leaf is mined by larva |
|
|
Anoplus plantaris |
a weevil |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anoplus plantaris/ | Anoplus plantaris | a weevil | | | | larva |
Foodplant / miner | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | leaf | | |
| | larva mines leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is spotted by Fusicladium anamorph |
|
|
Fusicladium betulae |
|
Venturiales: Venturiaceae |
The genus Fusicladium (Hyphomycetes) in Poland, Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, M. & Polec, E., 2006
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Fusicladium betulae/ | Fusicladium betulae | | | | | Fusicladium anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | leaf | | |
| | Fusicladium anamorph causes spots on leaf |
| leaf (fallen) |
|
fallen leaf is grazed by mobile cased larva |
|
|
Cryptocephalus coryli |
Hazel Pot Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus coryli/ | Cryptocephalus coryli | hazel pot beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / mobile cased feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | fallen | leaf | | Major |
Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced | | larva grazes in mobile case on fallen leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is grazed by mobile cased larva |
|
|
Cryptocephalus nitidulus |
Shining Pot Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus nitidulus/ | Cryptocephalus nitidulus | shining pot beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / mobile cased feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | | Major |
| | larva grazes in mobile case on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf of sapling is grazed by adult |
|
|
Cryptocephalus nitidulus |
Shining Pot Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus nitidulus/ | Cryptocephalus nitidulus | shining pot beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | sapling | Major |
| (early 5-9) | adult grazes on live leaf of sapling |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is galled by solitary larva |
|
|
Anisostephus betulinus |
a gall midge |
Diptera: Cecidomyiidae |
Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Anisostephus betulinus/ | Anisostephus betulinus | a gall midge | | solitary | | larva |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | | Minor |
| (-8 or 9) | solitary larva causes gall of live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by stromatic Fusicladium anamorph |
|
|
Fusicladium scribnerianum |
|
Venturiales: Venturiaceae |
The genus Fusicladium (Hyphomycetes) in Poland, Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, M. & Polec, E., 2006
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Fusicladium scribnerianum/ | Fusicladium scribnerianum | | | stromatic | | Fusicladium anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | | |
| | stromatic Fusicladium anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous |
|
|
Phyllactinia betulae |
Birch Mildew, Birch Powdery Mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
The Powdery Mildews (Erysiphales) of Wales: An Identification Guide and Census Catalogue, Chater, A.O. & Woods, R.G., 2019
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia betulae/ | Phyllactinia betulae | birch mildew, birch powdery mildew | | hypophyllous | | |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | | |
| | hypophyllous parasitises live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf of esp. young trees is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium |
|
|
Melampsoridium betulinum |
Birch Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae |
Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves, Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium betulinum/ | Melampsoridium betulinum | birch rust | | hypophyllous | | uredium |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | esp. young trees | |
| (8-10) | hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf of esp. young trees |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf of esp. young trees is parasitised by hypophyllous telium |
|
|
Melampsoridium betulinum |
Birch Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae |
Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves, Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium betulinum/ | Melampsoridium betulinum | birch rust | | hypophyllous | | telium |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | leaf | esp. young trees | |
| (8-10) | hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf of esp. young trees |
| pollen (live) |
|
live pollen of sapling is grazed by adult |
|
|
Cryptocephalus nitidulus |
Shining Pot Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus nitidulus/ | Cryptocephalus nitidulus | shining pot beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | pollen | sapling | Major |
| (early 5-9) | adult grazes on live pollen of sapling |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius armillatus |
Red Banded Webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius armillatus/ | Cortinarius armillatus | red banded webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Pisolithus capsulifer |
Dyeball |
Boletales: Sclerodermataceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Pisolithus capsulifer/ | Pisolithus capsulifer | dyeball | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
 |
|
Phellodon confluens |
Fused Tooth |
Thelephorales: Bankeraceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Bankeraceae/Phellodon confluens/ | Phellodon confluens | fused tooth | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | root | | Major |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Thelephora palmata |
Stinking Earthfan |
Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Thelephora palmata/ | Thelephora palmata | stinking earthfan | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| sap wood |
|
sap wood may be infected and damaged by mycelium |
|
|
Ceratocystis pilifera |
an ascomycete fungus |
Microascales: Ceratocystidaceae |
Fungi, including Ophiostoma karelicum sp. nov., associated with Scolytus ratzeburgi infesting birch in Finland and Russia, Linnakowski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Niemelä, P, Pappinien, A. & Wingfield M.J., 2008
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Ceratocystidaceae/Ceratocystis pilifera/ | Ceratocystis pilifera | an ascomycete fungus | | | mycelium | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | sap wood | | |
| | mycelium infects and damages sap wood |
| sap wood |
|
sap wood may be infected and damaged by mycelium |
|
|
Ophiostoma denticiliatum |
(A Blue-stain Fungus) |
Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae |
Ophiostoma denticiliatum sp. nov. and other Ophiostoma species associated with the birch bark beetle in southern Norway, Linnakoski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Solheim, H. & Wingfield, M.J., 2009
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Ophiostomatales/Ophiostomataceae/Ophiostoma denticiliatum/ | Ophiostoma denticiliatum | (a blue-stain fungus) | | | mycelium | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | sap wood | | |
| | mycelium infects and damages sap wood |
| sap wood |
|
sap wood may be infected and damaged by mycelium |
|
|
Ophiostoma quercus |
(A Blue-stain Fungus) |
Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae |
Fungi, including Ophiostoma karelicum sp. nov., associated with Scolytus ratzeburgi infesting birch in Finland and Russia, Linnakowski, R., de Beer, Z.W., Rousi, M., Niemelä, P, Pappinien, A. & Wingfield M.J., 2008
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Ophiostomatales/Ophiostomataceae/Ophiostoma quercus/ | Ophiostoma quercus | (a blue-stain fungus) | | | mycelium | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | | sap wood | | |
| | mycelium infects and damages sap wood |
| stick (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed stick is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Steccherinum ochraceum |
a resupinate spine fungus |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/ | Steccherinum ochraceum | a resupinate spine fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead, fallen, decayed | stick | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick |
| trunk (live) |
|
live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody |
|
|
Ganoderma resinaceum |
a bracket fungus |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/ | Ganoderma resinaceum | a bracket fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | live | trunk | | Minor |
| | fruitbody parasitises live trunk |
| twig |
|
twig is galled by |
|
|
Taphrina betulina |
Birch Besom |
Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae |
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina betulina/ | Taphrina betulina | birch besom | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | ? | | twig | | |
| | causes gall of twig |
| twig (corticate (thin)) |
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corticate (thin) twig is decayed by stroma |
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Hypocrea alni |
a stromatic pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae |
Three European species of Hypocrea with reddish brown stromata and green ascospores, Jaklitsch, W.M., Kubicek, C.P. & Druzhinina, I.S., 2008
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypocrea alni/ | Hypocrea alni | a stromatic pyrenomycete | | | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | corticate (thin) | twig | | Minor |
| | stroma is saprobic on corticate (thin) twig |
| twig (dead, fallen, decayed) |
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dead, fallen, decayed twig is decayed by fruitbody |
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Steccherinum ochraceum |
a resupinate spine fungus |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/ | Steccherinum ochraceum | a resupinate spine fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead, fallen, decayed | twig | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig |
| twig (fallen) |
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fallen twig is decayed by sessile, clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark, sessile apothecium |
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Pezicula carnea |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Dermateaceae |
A Mycologist’s Diary, Robinson, K., 2007
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula carnea/ | Pezicula carnea | a discomycete | | sessile, clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark, sessile | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | fallen | twig | | |
| | sessile, clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark, sessile apothecium is saprobic on fallen twig |
| wood (burnt (within 1-5 years)) |
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burnt (within 1-5 years) wood is decayed by superficial stroma |
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Daldinia loculata |
Birch Cramp-ball |
Xylariales: Xylariaceae |
Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia loculata/ | Daldinia loculata | birch cramp-ball | | superficial | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | burnt (within 1-5 years) | wood | | |
| | superficial stroma is saprobic on burnt (within 1-5 years) wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
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dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Leptosporomyces fuscostratus |
a resupinate basidiomycete |
Atheliales: Atheliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Leptosporomyces fuscostratus/ | Leptosporomyces fuscostratus | a resupinate basidiomycete | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead, decayed | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, fallen, decayed) |
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dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Pholiota alnicola var alnicola |
Alder Scalycap |
Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota alnicola var. alnicola/ | Pholiota alnicola var. alnicola | alder scalycap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead, fallen, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Pleurotus pulmonarius |
Pale Oyster |
Agaricales: Pleurotaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus pulmonarius/ | Pleurotus pulmonarius | pale oyster | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Peniophora polygonia |
a resupinate fungus |
Russulales: Peniophoraceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora polygonia/ | Peniophora polygonia | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/ | Betula pendula | silver birch | | dead | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Betula pendula (Silver Birch)
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 9 images of Betula pendula (Silver Birch)
